Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizedobservationandexperienceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”FoundedtheLyceumschoolWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Developedformallogic(syllogism)“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceEmphasizedobservationandexperienceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Emphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingWrotedialoguesinstead oftextbooksValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationBelievedknowledgeleads togoodnessDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFamouswork:“TheRepublic”Sawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”FoundedtheLyceumschoolWrote onscience,politics,ethics, andbiologyStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleValuedreasonover thesensesTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSaw thesoul asimmortalProposed theTheory ofForms (perfectideals beyondthe physicalworld)Developedformallogic(syllogism)“Knowthyself”Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)IntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulers

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. O-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  2. N-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  3. B-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  4. G-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  5. G-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  6. B-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  7. G-Emphasized observation and experience
  8. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  9. N-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  10. O-Wrote dialogues instead of textbooks
  11. G-Valued the study of nature and classification
  12. B-Believed knowledge leads to goodness
  13. I-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  14. B-Famous work: “The Republic”
  15. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  16. G-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  17. N-Called humans “rational animals”
  18. I-Founded the Lyceum school
  19. N-Wrote on science, politics, ethics, and biology
  20. B-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  21. O-Valued reason over the senses
  22. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  23. N-Saw the soul as immortal
  24. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms (perfect ideals beyond the physical world)
  25. O-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  26. B-“Know thyself”
  27. I-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  28. I-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  29. I-Founded The Academy in Athens
  30. G-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers